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Senior Platform System Vehicle Test Engineer

Foster City, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and execute vehicle-level testing for autonomous safety-critical systems, ensuring the safety and performance of the closed-loop drive system for the robotaxi.

Role type

Senior IC vehicle test engineer (autonomous systems)

Builds

Robotaxi vehicle safety validation and closed-loop drive system performance

Domain

Autonomous vehicles / Functional safety / Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Functional safety verification (ISO 26262), vehicle dynamics, control theory, automotive electronics, CAN/LIN/Ethernet protocols, test scripting (Python/Matlab), data analysis, troubleshooting, test planning

Preferred skills

Integration test planning for safety-critical systems, CAPL, Linux Systems, OxTS

Responsibilities

Develop and execute technical and logistical planning of vehicle tests; Interpret complex test data and strategize balance between physical testing and simulation; Analyze system requirements to understand safety concept; Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and results; Design, develop, and operate test equipment and instrumentation systems; Troubleshoot and debug field issues; Perform test data analysis and report results

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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